Card Apprentice Daily Log

Chapter 366: Empty Space

Date- 27 Mar 2321

Time- 18:42

Location- Sky Blossom City, Card stadium

“No need to be worried. The assassins already escaped after confirming my death.” I assured Anna.

“Good. Luna, I thought your array mastery was of the highest order? What happened? How can the enemy still enter and leave your area without you noticing?” Anna questioned her cousin to understand how assassins could enter and leave her Array as they pleased.

The breach of the arrays arranged in the VIP box is a serious issue because they were of the highest order and organized by Luna, the prominent Array Grandmaster herself. If these arrays are compromised, similar arrays covering many Southern Watch military facilities and Heatsend Royal palace set up by Luna and her Grandfather were at risk of being breached.

“I don’t know. I didn’t even notice how they entered and escaped. Whatever card the enemies used, it was very good at stealth and phasing. Unfortunately, because of the limited time and resources, I simplified some of the array Mechanics. Reducing the level of the array by an order. So I do not know whether the array was weak or the enemy’s card was strong. Either way, I can not rule out any possibilities. For now, I do not have enough data to give you a specific answer.” Luna did not answer Anna hastily; being a professional researcher, she did not like to make assumptions. However, she had already had a gut feeling that the reason why the enemy was able to attack and escape without being detected had something to do with Empty Space, the gap between two dimensions.

“So you’re telling me that there is an enemy out there with an ability to enter our palace or military facilities as he wishes and leave without getting noticed?” Anna yelled at Luna.

“…” Luna chose to stay quiet as the answer to Anna’s question was frightening to think of. Just the thought that all the important sites of Heatsend Royal family and Southern Watch are defenseless from an enemy attack sends a chill down Luna’s spine.

The Array design developed by Luna is an upgraded version of arrays created by the ancestral Demigods of the Heatsend family. Luna’s upgraded array designs were way more efficient than the old arrays and proficient in detection ability.

Because the array mechanics were simplified due to the limited time and resources, Luna could not tell for sure that the enemy used empty space to attack them even though her years of experience told her so because they lacked any protective measures towards attack from Empty Space.

The shortcoming of the array towards attacks from empty space is not because it is impossible to stop an attack from Empty Space but because it is believed that there is no life in Empty space, and it cannot sustain any life.

Since nobody can live in Empty Space, there was no point in wasting time creating a countermeasure for attacks from Empty Space. Until Norman Jones, whose origin card can summon a creature that delves in the Empty Space. It’s not that Luna’s Array was ineffective, only that it was not meant to provide protection or detection against attacks from Empty space.

The array used in the VIP box is a simplified version of the original, and life is impossible in Empty space. These two were why Luna was unsure if the enemy attacked them from empty space; therefore, until she can be confident about her assumptions, Luna chooses not to make any form of a statement.

Getting no response from Luna, Anna turned to Lorenzo, “Old man, you’re the one who guaranteed your granddaughter’s array designs are ahead of their time. I trusted you and signed off to change the array covering the southern watch military facilities. If grandma hears about this, she is going to flip out.”

“The arrays are indeed ahead of time, Anna. I believe this is an isolated incident, and the problem lies in the enemy’s card. It should be an origin card with a weird ability.” Lorenz was very confident that Luna’s array designs were ahead of time and the best out there. Compared to the arrays they used earlier, Luna’s updated array designs were way better. That is why he recommended Anna change the Array designs they previously used.

“Origin card or not, there is a loophole in the current array system used by the family. I don’t know how you two have to find the loophole and fix it. I would prefer it if you both find the solution to this dilemma as fast as possible. I don’t care if you have to put the Silver milk powder project on hold.” Anna did not like the idea that family and their military were defenseless against a threat, even if it was just an isolated incident.

“Yes, I will do my best.” Luna nodded vigorously. Unlike her cousin, she was not strong. This did not bother Luna, as her specialty lay in her brains. Therefore when Anna asked her to fix the loophole in the array’s Luna would never back down and took it as a challenge.

“I do not know if this will help, but I saw the hostile card emperors be spat out and swallowed by a creature. This creature was similar to and of the size of a human face mask made up of water. The most peculiar thing about it was that I felt like it was peaking into our dimension from outside. As if it was able to exist between two dimensions and enter our dimension as it pleased. I guess it is the reason behind its high-level stealth and Phasing ability.” I narrated what I saw to Luna as she claimed that she did not have enough data to determine what went wrong with the array she set up.

“Huh… My guess was correct. The enemy attacked us from the Empty space. The ancestors have already made the array foolproof against all kinds of space attacks except for the attacks from the Empty Space because they believed the Empty Space did not allow any life to inhabit it. But to think there exists a creature that not only can live in Empty space but also pass through the dimension wall as it pleases. This creature is the most significant discovery of this century.” From my narration of what I saw, Luna seemed to have quickly deduced how the enemy could bypass her array without raising any alarms.

“Really? Aren’t you forgetting something, for example, the silver milk powder?” Anna could not help but blurt out these words after hearing her cousin’s words.

“Nope, I am not. Do you know what it means to be able to travel through Empty Space? It is an uncharted area. There is an entire world out there which no one has explored yet, where even the demigods have not stepped foot in. Do you understand the gravity of this matter?” Luna seemed to be very excited over the fact that life was possible in Empty space.

“What’s new about that? Every year there are new worlds, realms, and dimensions discovered. You do not hear anybody making a fuss over that. I still think Silver milk powder is the most significant discovery of the century.” Anna was not impressed that life existed in Empty space, and she did not hesitate to express it.

“Ugh… Forget it. I do not want to waste my words on you.” If not for Anna being right next to her, Luna would not have controlled her anger and directly called Anna an illiterate.

“Whatever, can you fix the loophole or not?” Anna knew her words enraged Luna, but she did not care about it and asked if the problem at hand could be solved.

“Yes, but it will take decades of research and experimentation to achieve that,” Luna replied positively.

“Decades? By then, the enemy would have slept in our bed and pissed in our glasses. Can’t it be achieved faster?” Anna was not satisfied with Luna’s answer.

“It can be. I can reduce the decades to mere years, but I will need some help.” Luna once again answered with positivity.

“Name it, And I will arrange for it.” Anna was enthused hearing the period for research could be shortened to years from decades.

“I need two things. One of them is that boy, and the other one is the card emperor who used the card to summon that empty space creature.” Luna answered, pointing at me.

“Wyatt? Why him?” Anna was confused as to what role I would play in the research. Not just her, even everyone was.

“Not him, just his eyes will do the trick as they were able to see the empty space creature. Where my grandpa and I were unable to sense its presence.” Luna did not hesitate to state why she needed me. She went one step ahead and boldly expressed which part of me she required.

“About that, I was able to see that creature because of my origin card ability. So plucking eyes would be a waste.” I explained to avoid my eyes from being plucked.

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